​vulnerable (to somebody/something) weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally. These offices are highly vulnerable to terrorist attack.

vulnerable (to somebody/something) weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally to be vulnerable to attack.

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective vulnerable, one of which is labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, ...

[uncountable] vulnerability (of somebody/something) (to something) the fact of being weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally.

able to be easily hurt, influenced, or attacked: Older people are especially vulnerable to cold temperatures even inside their homes.

n. a position of relative disadvantage, which requires a person to trust and depend upon others. In a medical context, all patients are vulnerable to an extent.

To be vulnerable means 'to be exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally'.

​in a way that makes somebody easily hurt physically or emotionally. His condition left him vulnerably exposed to the slightest cold or cough.

22 нояб. 2024 г. · 5 meanings: 1. capable of being physically or emotionally wounded or hurt 2. open to temptation, persuasion, censure, etc 3.

3 дня назад · 1. capable of being physically or emotionally wounded 2. open to attack or damage : assailable vulnerable to criticism 3. liable to increased penalties.